High Level and Low Level System Design

Overview:

Introduction:

This training program provides participants with essential knowledge and skills in System Design, covering both High-Level and Low-Level design approaches. It empowers them to understand the principles, methodologies, and practical applications of designing systems at different abstraction levels.

Program Objectives:

At the end of this program, participants will be able to:

• Understand the concepts and principles of High-Level and Low-Level System Design.

• Apply structured approaches to translate requirements into system architecture.

• Implement best practices in designing scalable, reliable, and efficient systems.

• Evaluate and optimize system designs based on performance, security, and maintainability criteria.

Targeted Audience:

• System Architects.

• Software Engineers involved in system design.

• Technical Leads and Project Managers.

• IT Professionals aspiring to enhance their system design skills.

Program Outline:

Unit 1:

Introduction to System Design:

• Overview of System Design principles.

• Importance of system architecture in software development.

• Differences between High-Level and Low-Level design.

• Design considerations: scalability, reliability, performance.

• Integration of system design with development lifecycle.

Unit 2:

High-Level System Design:

• Requirements gathering and analysis.

• Architectural patterns and design paradigms.

• Designing system components and interactions.

• Designing for modularity and reusability.

• Case studies on scalable system architectures.

Unit 3:

Low-Level System Design:

• Detailed design of system components.

• Class and sequence diagrams.

• Data modeling and database design considerations.

• API design and integration points.

• Designing for security and data privacy.

Unit 4:

Performance and Optimization in System Design:

• Performance metrics and benchmarks.

• Techniques for optimizing system performance.

• Load balancing and scalability strategies.

• Caching mechanisms and database performance tuning.

• Continuous improvement and optimization frameworks.

Unit 5:

Evaluating and Documenting System Designs:

• Design review processes and methodologies.

• Documentation standards for High-Level and Low-Level designs.

• Tools for documenting system architectures (UML tools).

• Communicating designs to stakeholders and development teams.

• Best practices for maintaining design documentation.